2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

PONTIAC 2008 G6 WITH ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. SOMEDAYS STEERING WHEEL MOVES AND JERKS, EVEN WHEN CAR IS IDLING BUT NOT MOVING. WHEN DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS AND MOVES ON IT OWN. YOU HAVE TO DRIVE WITH BOTH HANDS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL INCASE IT DECIDES TO DRIVE ITSELF. TOOK TO GM GARAGE AND THEY SAID FRONT END STEERING SHAFT BAD. THINK THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN $1500 REPAIR FOR NOTHING. THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH OTHER YEARS WITH ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING, WHY NOT 2008. PLEASE HELP! *TR

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND WHEN IT DOES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OTHER THAN REGULAR LIGHT DRIVING. ACCORDING TO THE GM DEALERS REPRESENTATIVE GM CAN REPLACE PARTS BUT HISTORY HAS SHOWN IT IS TEMPORARY AND WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) DID NOT INCLUDE HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,806.

2008 PONTIAC G6 - APPROXIMATELY AT 51800 MILES - POWERING STEERING WOULD JUST DISAPPEAR AND CAR WOULD MOVE ABRUPTLY BY ITSELF TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT - VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN AT MINIMAL SPEEDS - ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE ON A TURN - STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK AND SHAKE MODERATELY TO SEVERELY AT MOST TIMES, EVEN WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT - STOPPED DRIVING MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 UNTIL I COULD GET IT FIXED - DIDN'T WANT TO BE KILLED OR INJURED OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO KILL OR INJURE SOMEONE ELSE - TOOK CAR TO PONTIAC DEALER TO HAVE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND FIXED - PROBLEM WAS FAULTY POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR MODULE - NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY - MY COST $677.76 FOR REPAIR - *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED; THE STEERING MECHANISM WOULD BECOME STIFF AND IT WOULD BE BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED BEFORE A DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE GIVEN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 45,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD WIND SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT AND THE STRUTS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL DEFECT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS WERE LUBRICATED TO PREVENT THE WIND SOUND WHICH THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,300.

THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENS UP WHEN DRIVING. THE WHEEL WILL MOVE BACK AND FORTH LIKE A VIBRATION. THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHEN THE STEERING PROBLEM OCCURS. THE ISSUE BEGAN IN DECEMBER 2009 AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE, MEANING MORE CONSISTENT AND REGULAR. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE VEHICLE WHEN PONTIAC SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I REGULARLY COMMUTE ON THE INTERSTATE AND FEEL UNSAFE IN MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. AN ACCIDENT HAS NOT OCCURRED, BUT PONTIAC SHOULD RECALL THE 2008 PONTIAC G6 TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE FUTURE ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 MAJOR FRONT END COLLISIONS IN MY 2008 PONTIAC G6. FIRST WRECK WAS IN '08 I SWERVED FROM A DEER, WENT IN A DITCH GOING OVER 60 MPH AND THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THEY FIXED THE CAR AND GAVE IT A NEW FRONT END. YESTERDAY I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, REARENDED A GRAND MARQUIS, THE CAR I HIT ONLY HAD A SCRATCHED BUMPER. MY G6 WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN, HOOD BENT UP, LIGHTS BROKEN, MECHANICAL PARTS PUSHED BACK. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME GOING 45-50 MPH AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AGAIN. *TR

FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE WARPING. NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. STARTED AROUND 15,000 MILES WE HAVEN'T HAD IT CHECKED OUT YET BECAUSE IT HAS JUST STARTED TO GET ACTUALLY GET BAD. *TR

I OWN A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CAR HAVE AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE STEERING IS UNCONTROLLABLE, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH AND IS VERY LOOSE. I ALSO EXPERIENCE THAT POWER STEERING IS LOSS AND BECOME HARD TO CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE DISPLAY READS POWER STEERING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE COST WAS $780. THE RECENT COBALT AND G5 RECALL SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED THE G6. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A NEW EPS MOTOR INSTALLED WHICH IS WHAT THE RECALL COVERS. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH PONTIAC AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC. *TR